Vulnerability in Nmap
CVE-2018-15173
Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted TCP-based service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-770.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-760.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00067.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00075.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0004/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15173?
- CVE-2018-15173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nmap. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15173?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.